R-18 Väike Resto

Väike Resto (Raekoja Plats 18) on suht kummaline, identiteedikriisi all kannatav kohake Tallinna vanalinnas.
Menüüs on kaheksa burgerit, nii et tegemist on purksikohaga?
Samas sisustus, kelnerite olemasolu ja leti puudumine meenutab pigem tüüpilist ülehinnatud turistilõksu, millistest meie Keskaegne Disneyland, ehk siis Tallinna Vanalinn, kubiseb.
Tegelikult oligi kuni eelmise sügiseni tegemist just sellega: tüüpiline vanalinna turistikas kus pakuti kitsejuustu salatit ja muid selliseid peeneid roogasid. Ühel hetkel aga jõudis juhtkonnale kohale et talvel siiski kõikide turistilõksude jaoks turiste ei jätku ning koht moondati talveperioodiks burgerirestoraniks, lootusega ka kohalikke kliente meelitada.
Burgerid on tegelikult täitsa OK, kindlasti hoopis teisel tasemel kui kioskite ja bensujaamade sitaburgerid, aga siiski kaugeltki mitte see tase mis originaalses Vesivärava Grillis oli. Ka ei tea nende kokk mida sõna Meedium tähendab.
Kokkuvõttes siiski täiesti arvestatavad purksid.. kui ei oleks ühte suurt "probleemi" milleks on hind. Nende asukohaga Raekoja Platsis arvestades pole kõrge hind muidugi mingi üllatus, aga siiski ligi topelt maksta sellest mida võiks normaalseks pidada pole need burgerid väärt.
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Väike Resto (Raekoja Plats 18) is a rather odd place that seems to suffer from a identity crisis.

The menu consist of 8 different burgers, so its a hamburger joint, yes?

Yet the interior, the presence of waiters and the lack of a counter suggests a run of the mill overpriced tourist trap restaurant, so typical for our Medieval Disneyland called the Old Town.

Actually this place used to be exactly that: a overpriced tourist trap offering poncey dishes like goat cheese salad etc. At one point the management decided that since during the winter season there aren't enough tourist, so why not try their luck with a hamburger menu and hopefully attract some local clients as well.

The burgers are pretty decent, definitely far above the typical crap-burgers available at gas stations but nowhere near the quality of the original Vesivärava Grill. And whoever mans the grill there does not seem to know the meaning of the word Medium.

All in all not a bad burger if it wasn't for one big caveat: the price. Not surprising since they are located in just about the most expensive location the Tallinn. Still, paying almost double of what might be considered "normal" is not worth it.

MoMo

Tallinn on eriline linn mitmel põhjusel, aga on ka üks põhjus millest enamus siinseid elanikke teadlikud pole: Nimelt on Tallinn üks väheseid linnu mandri-Euroopas, kus on võimalik osta ehedat Jaapani toitu, mis on valmistatud päris Jaapanlaste poolt! Jaapanist!
Ei mingit seda mujal Euroopas levinud Hiina-immigrandid-kes-alles-

eile-veel-pidasid-Hiina-nuudlisööklat-ja-täna-otsustasid-avada-sushi-koha-kuna-Jaapani-toit-on-populaarne. Oh ei, ehtne Jaapani toit, ja mitte laialtlevinud sushi, vaid ehe Jaapani igapäevatoit (mitte ainult meie arvates, seda on kinnitanud mitmed päris Jaapanlased).

MoMo (J.Kunderi 29) on peamiselt pood, kus saadaval korralik valik erinevaid Jaapani ja Korea tooteid, pluss iga päev on päevapakkumine alates kell +/- 12.00 kuni jätkub (vahest sulgemiseni kell 19.00 välja).
Päevapakkumine maksab 4.50 või 5.50 ning kvaliteet on tõeliselt kõrge. Riis, kala, kana, oad, salat - sul oleks raske leida sama kvaliteetseid tooraineid ja valmistust nõndanimetatud kõrgklassi restoranides Tallinnas.
Ainus miinus MoMo's on ruumipuudus: Nende poe ainsa söögilaua taha mahub 6 inimest, nii et tegelikult me vist ei peakski seda artiklit üles panema, nüüd ei mahu me enam kunagi sinna lauda..

Õnneks saab alati kaasa osta.

PS: Suvehooajal pakub MoMo oma suurepäraseid toite Katusekino terassil.
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Tallinn is a special city for many reasons, yet there is one that most people don't realize: Namely it is one of the few cities in continental Europe where you can buy real Japanese food that is made by real Japanese people! From Japan!

None of that Chinese-immigrants-who-until-yesterday-were-running-a-Chinese-shop-and-today-decided-to-open-a-sushi-place-because-Japanese-food-is-popular. Oh no, genuine Japanese food, and not just sushi but REAL everyday Japanese meals (not just our opinion, verified by real Japanese people from Japan).

MoMo (J.Kunderi 29) is mainly a shop selling a myriad of Japanese and Korean products, plus every day they have a daily meal, starting from noon until none is left (or the shop closes, which happens at 19.00).

The daily special usually cost € 4.50 or 5.50 and the quality is excellent. Rice, fish, chicken, beans, greens - you would be hard pressed to find the same quality ingredients and preparation in any of the supposedly luxury restaurants in Tallinn.

The only downside to MoMo is the lack of seating: Their shop only seats 6 or so, so perhaps we should not publish this review after all, since now these seats will be non-stop occupied..

Luckily there is always takeaway.

PS. During the summer season MoMo serves their excellent dishes at Katusekino open air cinema.